‘Make exercise the elixir across an economic divide’: A message to COVID-19 decision makers

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https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2020/v32i1a8310

Abstract

South Africa, like other countries around the world, has used a lockdown strategy to address the initial phases of the COVID- 19 epidemic. The significant restrictions on population movement have included initially limiting exercise to the home. There is substantial evidence for the many benefits of exercise. This study specifically emphasises the benefits of exercise to the immune system, particularly for those most vulnerable to the effects of the SARS-CoV-2 virus and proposes measures to improve access to exercise in a demographically diverse and economically disparate society.

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Robin Saggers, 1. Wits Institute for Sport and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Consultant and Fellow, Neonatal Unit, Department of Paediatrics, School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

Jarrad van Zuydam, University of the Witwatersrand

Wits Institute for Sport and Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa

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Published

2020-05-19

How to Cite

Patricios, J., Saggers, R., van Zuydam, J., & Gelbart, B. (2020). ‘Make exercise the elixir across an economic divide’: A message to COVID-19 decision makers. South African Journal of Sports Medicine, 32(1), 2. https://doi.org/10.17159/2078-516X/2020/v32i1a8310

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Vol. 32 No. 1 (2020)

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Commentary

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